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straining


straining - noun

  • an intense or violent exertion
  • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

    • straining - adjective

    • taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

    straining - thesaurus

    arduous   distortion   overrefinement   strain   strenuous   torture   twisting  

    Scrabble score for straining

    s is 1 t is 1 r is 1 a is 1 i is 1 n is 1 i is 1 n is 1 g is 2
    Scrabble score = 10

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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